For the care package
Deployment gifts: a card from home they can keep opening
The family on a personalized card, small enough for a pocket. Behind the QR code: videos, photos, and notes from home, and you keep adding new ones the whole time they're away.
- Home on a card
- Videos and notes behind the QR code
- Add new ones while they're away
- Fits in a care package
- From $29.99
Swipe or drag horizontally, click the card, use the Front and Back buttons, or press the left and right arrow keys to change sides.
The short answer
A deployment gift that keeps giving is a personalized card of the family with videos, photos, and notes from home behind its QR code. It fits in a care package, it opens in a phone browser with no app, and because the printed code never changes you can add new videos the whole deployment long. A Display Card is $29.99; a 10-card Pack ($49.99) gives each kid their own.
What they see when they scan it
From home
Updated this week
- Videos from home. The kids saying goodnight, the dog at the door, a message for the hard days. Linked from the page.
- New photos, all deployment long. Add the first day of school or the new tooth after the card is already there.
- Notes from everyone. Grandparents, friends, and the whole family, collected in one place.
- The countdown. A note about what you'll do first when they're home.
Example layout. Your videos and notes go here.
Deployment gift ideas, by who it's from
For him or her
A card of the two of you, with the love letter and the playlist behind the QR code.
From the kids
A card of each kid from a Pack, each with their own video. Small enough for a uniform pocket.
For a friend
A card of your crew, with the group's messages collected behind it.
For the homecoming
A welcome-home card of the family, with everything they missed behind the QR code.
Promotions, retirements, and Veterans Day
Military promotion
A card with the new rank title as the position and the ceremony photos behind it. Words only: no insignia or official seals.
Military retirement
A career card: years of service, places stationed, and notes from the people they served with.
Veterans Day
A card for a veteran in the family, with their stories and photos saved behind the QR code.
See also retirement trading cards and a photo album behind a card.
Free to design
Home on a card
Videos and notes behind the QR code
Add to it any time
No app needed to scan
Single $29.99 / 10-card Pack $49.99
Frequently asked questions
What's a good deployment gift?+
A personalized card of the family, with videos, photos, and notes from home behind its QR code. It fits in a care package, and you can keep adding new videos and photos while they're away. A Display Card in a case is $29.99.
Can I add new videos after the card is sent?+
Yes. The printed QR code never changes, so you can add to the page any time. After you order, open the card's page and sign in with the email you ordered with to add to it.
Will they be able to open it while deployed?+
The card itself works anywhere. The page behind the QR code opens in a phone browser with no app, whenever they have an internet connection.
What are good deployment gifts from kids?+
A card of each kid, each with its own video or note behind the QR code. A 10-card Pack ($49.99) covers the whole family, and each card is pocket-sized.
Who can see the page behind the QR code?+
Only people with the card or its link can open the page, and the owner can make it private. The printed code never changes, so the page can be updated any time.
Can you ship it to a deployed address?+
Cards ship to addresses in the US. Most families ship it home and pack it in their own care package.